Another Monday, another week of fighting with Excel. It will be a short work week for you though, if you get Friday off. And remember, you’re not the only one suffering – here are some Excel-themed tweets from your co-sufferers. Statistics For Lunatics Trying to figure how to do normal dist chart in Excel. Google…
It’s amazing that you’re so smart, but your co-workers don’t have a clue how to use Excel. They’re lucky to have you to bail them out of trouble! Of course, it would help if we all had fancy new versions of Excel, with all the features that we really need. Pivot Table Genius Exercising my…
Time for some fun and games with Excel! It’s too bad that everyone doesn’t share our Excellent sense of humour. Fun An hour and a half of fun with Excel to correct a simple sort mistake. Good learning experience, though. I have a tendency to make Excel charts for things that do not need Excel…
What kind of music do you listen to while you work in Excel? Today’s tweets show a wide variety of musical tastes, including Beach Boys, Anthrax and Jay-Z. And I agree with the tweet about old code – it’s rarely beautiful to revisit. You usually think of a dozen ways you could have done it…
It’s the season of joy and goodwill, but there’s still the odd pocket of hate for Excel. Some people feel the love though, and most of them add nice smileys at the end of their tweets. Santa might add those Excel haters to his naughty list, if they’re not careful. Don’t let that happen to…
Running out of blue? That’s never happened to me, but you never know what problems other people are having. And Excel wasn’t invented in time for my liberal arts education, but students today could benefit from a class or two. Even those broadcast journalism majors! Out of Sorts I patiently explain to him that excel…
Ah, the weekend. Relax and enjoy some time with your family, and Excel. You might have time to play some games, but if you have homework, don’t leave it till Sunday night – do it now! (I’m sure that I did all my homework on Saturday, way back when I was in school.) Kid Unfriendly…
According to today’s Excel tweets, bosses don’t excel in Excel. I’m sure some bosses know what they’re doing, and their employees are too busy to spend the day complaining on Twitter! But, if your boss drives you crazy, or Excel ruins your day, you can always turn to drink. Or philosophy. Who’s the Boss? I…
Some people use Excel for simple things, like a shopping list, or a bit of homework. Other people are more ambitious, and spend their days analyzing data. It’s funny though – the shopping list people seem happier than the analysts. But either of those activities is better than helping your dad with his Excel problems….
Now that more people are using the Excel 2010 beta, they’re tweeting about it. Some are excited about the new features, others…not so much. Some of my clients use Walmart Retail Link reports, so I’ll have to warn them about the problem in 2010. And speaking of features, that person who needs the opposite of…
People love pivot tables, with the exception of a few, including the person who posted the first tweet shown below. The rest of us are glowing, while living the easy life. A Good Pivot Table Excel and pivot tables were created by someone with a deep-rooted hatred for people. It’s been three days, and I’m…
Welcome to the weekend edition of Excel Twitters. It’s time to relax with friends and family, have some fun, and think about non-work things. Speaking of fun, I don’t think that any Excel message provides more entertainment value than that “Minor loss of fidelity” alert. (Note: You can find a bit of help with Excel…
Another day in Twitter, another word to Google. I’d never heard of Heinzelmännchen – had you? However, there have been more than a few Excel files that tested my swagger! It’s a Living sometime an excel analysis may not mean anything and can be made to say anything that you wanna point to………. still got…
Some days we like formulas, some days we hate them, and some days we don’t even know which formula to use. Oh well, at least we have our friends to support us during the tough times. Or do we? Tomorrow Will Suck Finished a budget management solution in Excel incorporating forecast and actuals variance analysis,…
Excel tweets are not only entertaining, they’re educational. For example, I thought rigmarole was correctly spelled rigamarole, but either spelling is accepted, at least in North America. And this batch of tweets had me googling for Balboa Turkey Trot, W2tF, Rick Flair, and FFXII. So little time, so much to learn! New Words I managed…
Millions of entries, thousands of rows, too many files. Sometimes Excel chokes on the numbers and sometimes it shocks us with its powers. And I’ve had those pivot table brain cramps, but have never run into male and female cells. Take a Nap productivity would improve by 15% minimum if Office 2007 was capable of…
It’s Monday, so we’re back to work in Excel, complaining about our bosses, clients and homework assignments. That student might be in for a shock though, if he does become self-employed. Can he really avoid Excel? Even Tiger Woods was mentioned in the Excel tweets. That’s a sign that he’s becoming successful! Sadly Lacking Sometimes,…
It’s Sunday – a day to relax with your family, or a nice Excel workbook. In today’s Excel tweets, people are helping their parents, and debating whether working in Excel is heaven or hell. Family Time Just received a "helpdesk" call from my mom. Seems she hit Ctrl-P on an Excel spreadsheet without setting a…
Finally, it’s the weekend – time for some Excel fun and games. I’m not sure why an Excel party would be adult only. Maybe that’s because of all the swearing that can occur when the formulas don’t work. And Excel is manly? Who knew? But it’s nice to see people spelling colour correctly. 😉 Excel-lent…
It’s Black Friday in the USA. In Canada, our closest equivalent shopping experience is Boxing Day, on December 26th. We buy piles of half-priced Christmas cards, wrapping paper, and ornaments, then store them away. By next Christmas, we can’t remember where they are, so we go out and buy new stuff. Very economical. Anyway, here…
Excel helps you prepare for the holidays, and it gives you plenty to be thankful for. Well, most of the time. Happy Thanksgiving, if you’re celebrating today, and welcome to the Thanksgiving 2009 edition of Excel Twitters. Thanksgiving Break My wife has created an excel spreadsheet for her thanksgiving meal preparation. This feast is going…
Let’s not save all the Excel Twitter posts for one day a week. I think we need them more often, in smaller batches. So, here’s an interesting collection for today. You read these, while I try to remember where everything is in the library. Or maybe I’ll just cry in the bathroom. Frustrating! Anyway, I…
Do your Excel files use all 1 million rows? Do any of your calculations take 46 hours? Some people are really pushing Excel to the limits in Twitter this week. Others, perhaps the smart ones, are just dancing and drinking champagne. And now that I think about it, I’d like to know why the vertical…
Flight of the Bumblebee, Excel haiku, quadratic calculators – there were some high class Excel tweets this week. Of course, there were some not-so-high class tweets too – wiggly lines, insanity by excel and yelling at homework. But don’t worry if your balances are off by $100 or so, you probably have different versions of…
Hmmm. “Boaring but neccisary.” Perhaps that tweeter should be doing spelling tutorials, instead of Excel. Or maybe they could create an Excel file of swear words, where spelling isn’t so important. And if anyone asks you how to insert an Excel sheet into Word, you can refer them to Shauna Kelly’s Word tips website, for…
I’m not doing weekly Twitter posts any longer, because of all the spam in Twitter. However, here are a couple of recent Excel related tweets with interesting links. Who knew that you could do knitting with Excel? Create your own lace knitting chart with Excel. http://bit.ly/aKCqU Forget Excel: 14 Online Spreadsheet Applications http://bit.ly/cIpMO#mb _________________
Are Excel nerds Rock Stars? Should we hear applause after each brilliant performance? People were celebrating the small Excel victories in Twitterville this week. Speaking of celebrations, it’s Ken Puls’ birthday today, and Nick Hodge is getting married this weekend, so best wishes to them. I’m not a historian, so can’t vouch for the accuracy…
What did we learn in Twitter this week? Excel can improve your health, or make you feel like a time-poor hack. Good thing a sense of humour will help you get through the week, even if your 17-year-old self wouldn’t recognize you. And no, that tired and cranky tweeter wasn’t me! Now remember, don’t let…
Excel will soon be in the clouds, where we’ll spend our days, floating and calculating. Well, that’s the way I picture it. Meanwhile, back on earth, Nascar, webmaster interns and the IMF are struggling along with older versions of Excel. And now, faster than you can spell Concatenate or hide a worksheet, here’s this week’s…
Oh, those Excel chart people, always complaining about something. Maybe it’s the heat that’s making them cranky. Good thing the rest of us are happy! Well, most of the rest of us – there were a few other complaints along the way. 82d3i9phx4 As usual, you can learn a few interesting things, such as how…
Cryptography, crime fighting, dyscalculia – it’s been another exciting week of Excel revelations in Twitter. But while some have been dragged to the dark side, others see art and beauty in Excel. And who looks at some old code and wonders what idiot wrote it? Nah, that’s never happened to me! The Bright Side Just…
Excel wonks? I’m not sure what those are, but I hope it’s a good thing! There were a few interesting links in the Excel tweets this week, and some creative similes. One person has been using a workbook for the past 10 years. I’m sure you have a few Excel files that are older than…
Well, I should have been working all day, but decided to take a bit of time to relax and catch up on some reading (of RSS feeds). At the Lost in Technology blog, was a link to XtraNormal, where you can write, cast and direct an animated movie. That sounded like more fun than working,…
Who knew that Dirty Projectors could make music, let alone create lyrics in Excel? This is the kind of startling information that you can learn in Twitter. Other nuggets of knowledge gleaned from this week’s tweets – birthday parties go better with charts, jewelers need Excel, and Excel is psychic. The beer thing, I already…
MacGyver, coffee cake and Klondike bars – Excel goes with everything. There were lots of interesting Excel related tweets this week, as you can see. And no, that wasn’t J-Walk who got the “I Love Excel” mug, but he must have a twin somewhere. Or maybe it was Jon Peltier — it’s his birthday today….
Hold music for Excel? That’s a good idea. Maybe Jon could work on that when he goes on that long vacation. In the meantime, please don’t drink, speak French, and try Excel tongue twisters. Or at least don’t try all at the same time. Thanks for Waiting Working all day on an Excel spreadsheet is…